No less than two fires in two days were handled by the French Fire Brigade in Nantao over the China New Year Holidays, one dire being early on Monday morning, the other yesterday afternoon, The Brigade was also busy with a number of small cases in the French Concession, despite the holidays.
At 44 minutes past midnight on Monday, the Brigade turned out to a fire in "the Japanese-controlled section of Nantao, where six or seven houses were burning fiercely; the fires were finally put out by 3 a.m. The other Nantao fire started at 145 p.m, yesterday, two Chinese houses going up in flames; this fire proved to be more stubborn, the engines not getting back to the station until 345 p.m.
Among the cases handled by the ambulance service was that of an asphyxiation accident in the Rue Porte de POuest at 11.45 am, on Monday, By the time the rescue unit had arrived, one woman was already dead. A man in the same room was still breathing, however, and after first aid treatment had been applied for over an hour, he was taken to hospital, where he is now convalescing.
Mu. Artr: Norris will give a lecture on'"Theslost continent of Atlantis," the Shanghai Theosophical Socy's meeting in the Ezra Building, is Nabking Road, on February 4t 6 pin. Mr. Norris is a Chief Yeom in the US, Naval Service, now ving in the U.S.S. Marblehéad anis well known to metaphysical stents. of the West Coast of Ameri During his fourteen years of rvice, the Navy has afforded-h the rare privilege of travelling orer {he world, where he has- tan: every opportunity to study in es and -privately from some of fibest known teachers of Occult -Shce and Metaphysics, which has|orded Mr. Norris a very wide and iversal- approach to his subjects. the work of tempering.
Mr. Hikosaburo Kurihara, manager of the Japanese Sword Makers' Association, which has been engaged in repairing swords used by the troops, was urged by Gen. Matsui end Vice-Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Commander-in-Chief of the China Sea Fleet, to establish the sword works in Shanghai.
The opening ceremonies were held at 1 o'clock on Sunday after-moon at the plant, which has been set up in a house in the eastern district. Shinto prayers were re-Cited by the Rev. Eikichi Tsuruta, chief priest of the Shanzhai Shinto Shrine. Donning old robes Mr. Kurihara and three assistants started making the first Japanese sword, which will be presented to the shrine, on Kiangwan Road.
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